The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25

In the Indianapolis district the number Of
probationers for the year was 463 number OF
full members 6. 1914; number of local preachers,
80: deaths. SO; paid OF church property, 3d.
AS
DIR. d. A. Goodsell, OF New Haven, then ad
dressed the conference on the educational duties
cooperation with the Board of Education,
especially in the departments of aiding young
meH in obtaining education for the ministry.
DR.. Vigus introduced He pre-
sented the claims of the American Bible Society.
The next business taken mp was the election of
delegates to the General Conference. All mem
beers of the ministerial conference were entitled
to vote, and three delegates to be elected.
the system of voting gives each name on each
ticket a vote, no matter who is named with him
or in what order the names are placed. The
Whole number of votes was 107; necessary to
choice, 54 The first ballot resulted: A. Martin,
Cd H. j. Talbot. Al; j. Fl. Ketcham 30; Dr.
Hester, &c. W. r. Halstead. As; e. Gaskens. So;
w. II. Grimm. Is; M. G. Hobbs. II. Dr. Mar
tin was therefore declared elected.
Tho second ballot resulted: Mr. Talbot, 60
votes, Mr.. Hastead AZ, MIR. Hester 81, Mr..
Ketcham a. The third ballot resulted: Mr..
Halstead 43, Mr. Ketcham %, Mr.. Hester 10.
The fourth ballot resulted follows Mr.. Hal
stead n. Mr. Ketcham SO, Mr. Hester A. Mr.
Gwinn So Mr. Hastead was thereby elected
and Messrs. Ketcham and Hester whose votes
We're next highest, were designated as alternate
delegates.
The election as delegate to the General Con-
ference is n very honorable distinction, as it is
the body which holds supreme control of the
a strong one. DR.. Martin is president of De
PAW University. and man of recognized abil-
class of '73, and though q young man. has credit
ably hiied important positions. he has
Church and presiding elder of New AL
bany district. He is st present pastor of Gen.
tenary Church. New Albany Mr. Halstead IS
presiding elder OF the Indianapolis district and
81. Ketcham, alternate, is presiding elder of New
Albany district, and w. Nee. Hester is presid-
ing elder of the Bloomington district.
In the afternoon the announced programme
not carried out, but in its place there was
held an informal discussion of the question.
How shall we promote the spiritual interests
of the church, This brought out the older
brethren In great strength, and they made quite
a demoraiizine onslaught on some modern inno-
vations Among other suggested remedies.
were preaching the gospel Instead of science and
politics. preaching without IA an uscript personal
work by the pastor, and personal holiness of
him who would guide others to holiness.
In the evening DR.. w. A. Spencer, of Phila-
delphia, spoke In behalf of church extension
He said that there were more than a Thousand
Methodist ministers on the frontier who were
ceivlng less than 800 year of missionary sup
port and that the money raised was used to help
poor ighborhoods to get hurcb built. after
which thay could almost support themselves in
the religious work He wanted the orthodox
doctrine preached. If liberal ideas, such as pro-
baton after death, are to be preached in Meth
odist pulpits, the church will have houses to sell
instead Of buying more The idea that liberal
ism driving orthodoxy out of tho field is
absurd In tho last fifteen years the liberal
churches have lost in mem bership hfty-six,
while the orthodox churches have gained $780,
O00 At the beginning OF the present century
only person out OF fifteen in the United
States orthodox protestant; to-day the
proportion is in Ave- At tho beginning of
the century only American in one hundred
Methodist; now the proportion is one In
fifteen, notwithstanding the large increase Of
population. Some anecdotes Of persons engaged
in this work were then related, and subscription
cards circulated. No statement of the
amount realized was gwen.